Ireland vs Switzerland

Ireland (Europe) and Switzerland (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Ireland Switzerland World

0 50k 100k 150k 1960 Ireland: 706.55 Switzerland: 1,983.76 World: 452.65 1961 Ireland: 761.85 Switzerland: 2,187.93 World: 471.93 1962 Ireland: 821.34 Switzerland: 2,365.59 World: 496.11 1963 Ireland: 878.16 Switzerland: 2,546.27 World: 525.19 1964 Ireland: 994.61 Switzerland: 2,776.14 World: 563.85 1965 Ireland: 1,055.04 Switzerland: 2,908.42 World: 601.89 1966 Ireland: 1,107.32 Switzerland: 3,090.73 World: 638.97 1967 Ireland: 1,187.18 Switzerland: 3,286.05 World: 664.4 1968 Ireland: 1,158.86 Switzerland: 3,464.93 World: 703.46 1969 Ireland: 1,330.78 Switzerland: 3,712.32 World: 761.11 1970 Ireland: 1,486.51 Switzerland: 4,105.36 World: 817.68 1971 Ireland: 1,703.93 Switzerland: 4,907.59 World: 884.88 1972 Ireland: 2,080.47 Switzerland: 5,973.45 World: 1,002 1973 Ireland: 2,424.27 Switzerland: 7,974.3 World: 1,201.53 1974 Ireland: 2,516.93 Switzerland: 9,140.48 World: 1,362.19 1975 Ireland: 2,973.4 Switzerland: 10,483.74 World: 1,488.94 1976 Ireland: 2,919.58 Switzerland: 11,028.69 World: 1,589.73 1977 Ireland: 3,427.07 Switzerland: 11,819.1 World: 1,766.28 1978 Ireland: 4,399.99 Switzerland: 16,527.54 World: 2,055.49 1979 Ireland: 5,429.96 Switzerland: 18,540.79 World: 2,335.19 1980 Ireland: 6,372.44 Switzerland: 19,686.12 World: 2,587.01 1981 Ireland: 5,986.15 Switzerland: 17,931.2 World: 2,628.62 1982 Ireland: 6,160.64 Switzerland: 18,271.2 World: 2,554.08 1983 Ireland: 5,915.24 Switzerland: 18,128.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Ireland: 5,692.03 Switzerland: 17,247.28 World: 2,614.33 1985 Ireland: 6,011.74 Switzerland: 17,410.55 World: 2,690.59 1986 Ireland: 8,112.17 Switzerland: 24,828.43 World: 3,118.57 1987 Ireland: 9,581.91 Switzerland: 30,899.2 World: 3,487.88 1988 Ireland: 10,715.87 Switzerland: 33,183.03 World: 3,829.99 1989 Ireland: 11,175.82 Switzerland: 31,780.43 World: 3,930.51 1990 Ireland: 14,031.3 Switzerland: 40,170.87 World: 4,338.94 1991 Ireland: 14,087.21 Switzerland: 40,140.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Ireland: 15,714.38 Switzerland: 41,327.18 World: 4,679.98 1993 Ireland: 14,657.06 Switzerland: 39,828.36 World: 4,685.3 1994 Ireland: 15,902.93 Switzerland: 43,741.11 World: 4,967.01 1995 Ireland: 19,158.46 Switzerland: 50,868.97 World: 5,463.2 1996 Ireland: 20,835.9 Switzerland: 48,837.81 World: 5,507.22 1997 Ireland: 22,551.11 Switzerland: 42,160 World: 5,408.57 1998 Ireland: 24,294.85 Switzerland: 43,165.64 World: 5,302.34 1999 Ireland: 26,338.11 Switzerland: 42,260.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Ireland: 26,334.57 Switzerland: 39,298.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 Ireland: 28,282.41 Switzerland: 40,133.61 World: 5,404.2 2002 Ireland: 32,705.43 Switzerland: 43,094.25 World: 5,539.32 2003 Ireland: 41,203.53 Switzerland: 49,947.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Ireland: 47,754.2 Switzerland: 55,349.62 World: 6,818 2005 Ireland: 50,933.02 Switzerland: 57,080.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Ireland: 54,329.16 Switzerland: 59,910.29 World: 7,803.19 2007 Ireland: 61,396.42 Switzerland: 66,082.12 World: 8,685.33 2008 Ireland: 61,353.11 Switzerland: 75,147.54 World: 9,425.74 2009 Ireland: 52,133.09 Switzerland: 72,788.21 World: 8,827.04 2010 Ireland: 48,623.97 Switzerland: 77,956.13 World: 9,555.07 2011 Ireland: 52,613.85 Switzerland: 91,910.4 World: 10,496.93 2012 Ireland: 49,335.84 Switzerland: 87,269.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Ireland: 52,537.61 Switzerland: 88,851.24 World: 10,759.35 2014 Ireland: 57,214.54 Switzerland: 90,511.65 World: 10,912.24 2015 Ireland: 64,250.14 Switzerland: 85,265.06 World: 10,191.98 2016 Ireland: 64,129.56 Switzerland: 83,432.41 World: 10,239.47 2017 Ireland: 72,161.4 Switzerland: 83,610.25 World: 10,784.4 2018 Ireland: 80,804.11 Switzerland: 87,002.34 World: 11,344.73 2019 Ireland: 81,827.67 Switzerland: 85,872.97 World: 11,417.6 2020 Ireland: 86,514.07 Switzerland: 87,529.7 World: 10,999.49 2021 Ireland: 103,783.45 Switzerland: 96,582.87 World: 12,472.91 2022 Ireland: 105,190.69 Switzerland: 97,809.1 World: 12,876.24 2023 Ireland: 106,818.92 Switzerland: 104,449.75 World: 13,313.86 2024 Ireland: 112,894.95 Switzerland: 107,702.07 World: 13,717.09 2025 Ireland: 131,592.46 Switzerland: 114,769.01 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Ireland Switzerland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Ireland: 70.19 Switzerland: 71.31 World: 50.94 1961 Ireland: 69.68 Switzerland: 71.64 World: 52.8 1962 Ireland: 69.99 Switzerland: 71.2 World: 55.29 1963 Ireland: 70.23 Switzerland: 71.19 World: 55.65 1964 Ireland: 70.49 Switzerland: 72.08 World: 56.1 1965 Ireland: 70.7 Switzerland: 72.2 World: 55.93 1966 Ireland: 70.22 Switzerland: 72.34 World: 56.45 1967 Ireland: 71.25 Switzerland: 72.64 World: 56.9 1968 Ireland: 70.94 Switzerland: 72.59 World: 57.34 1969 Ireland: 70.85 Switzerland: 72.61 World: 57.68 1970 Ireland: 70.9 Switzerland: 73.02 World: 57.94 1971 Ireland: 71.68 Switzerland: 73.13 World: 58.02 1972 Ireland: 71.02 Switzerland: 73.64 World: 58.84 1973 Ireland: 71.24 Switzerland: 73.94 World: 59.3 1974 Ireland: 71.18 Switzerland: 74.29 World: 59.7 1975 Ireland: 71.75 Switzerland: 74.67 World: 60.13 1976 Ireland: 71.86 Switzerland: 74.79 World: 60.45 1977 Ireland: 72 Switzerland: 75.24 World: 61.04 1978 Ireland: 72 Switzerland: 75.19 World: 61.39 1979 Ireland: 72.27 Switzerland: 75.47 World: 61.84 1980 Ireland: 72.6 Switzerland: 75.46 World: 62.15 1981 Ireland: 72.95 Switzerland: 75.69 World: 62.52 1982 Ireland: 73.21 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 62.87 1983 Ireland: 73.24 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 63.13 1984 Ireland: 73.66 Switzerland: 76.61 World: 63.44 1985 Ireland: 73.62 Switzerland: 76.73 World: 63.73 1986 Ireland: 73.67 Switzerland: 76.9 World: 64.12 1987 Ireland: 74.43 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 64.46 1988 Ireland: 74.44 Switzerland: 77.23 World: 64.67 1989 Ireland: 74.46 Switzerland: 77.42 World: 64.96 1990 Ireland: 74.85 Switzerland: 77.24 World: 65.11 1991 Ireland: 75.03 Switzerland: 77.51 World: 65.3 1992 Ireland: 75.42 Switzerland: 77.81 World: 65.55 1993 Ireland: 75.29 Switzerland: 78.09 World: 65.74 1994 Ireland: 75.79 Switzerland: 78.35 World: 65.96 1995 Ireland: 75.47 Switzerland: 78.42 World: 66.2 1996 Ireland: 75.83 Switzerland: 78.9 World: 66.52 1997 Ireland: 75.99 Switzerland: 79.08 World: 66.83 1998 Ireland: 76.18 Switzerland: 79.32 World: 67.07 1999 Ireland: 76.08 Switzerland: 79.58 World: 67.31 2000 Ireland: 76.54 Switzerland: 79.68 World: 67.65 2001 Ireland: 77.13 Switzerland: 80.18 World: 67.95 2002 Ireland: 77.63 Switzerland: 80.39 World: 68.23 2003 Ireland: 78.14 Switzerland: 80.54 World: 68.52 2004 Ireland: 78.54 Switzerland: 81.09 World: 68.77 2005 Ireland: 78.94 Switzerland: 81.24 World: 69.11 2006 Ireland: 79.24 Switzerland: 81.49 World: 69.47 2007 Ireland: 79.64 Switzerland: 81.74 World: 69.81 2008 Ireland: 80.1 Switzerland: 81.99 World: 70 2009 Ireland: 80.19 Switzerland: 82.04 World: 70.38 2010 Ireland: 80.74 Switzerland: 82.25 World: 70.68 2011 Ireland: 80.75 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 70.97 2012 Ireland: 80.85 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 71.26 2013 Ireland: 80.95 Switzerland: 82.8 World: 71.53 2014 Ireland: 81.35 Switzerland: 83.2 World: 71.78 2015 Ireland: 81.45 Switzerland: 82.9 World: 71.97 2016 Ireland: 81.65 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.19 2017 Ireland: 82.16 Switzerland: 83.55 World: 72.37 2018 Ireland: 82.2 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 72.64 2019 Ireland: 82.7 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 72.87 2020 Ireland: 82.46 Switzerland: 83 World: 72.18 2021 Ireland: 82.25 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 71.22 2022 Ireland: 82.51 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.97 2023 Ireland: 82.81 Switzerland: 84.16 World: 73.33 2024 Ireland: 83.01 Switzerland: 84.41 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Ireland Switzerland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Ireland: 3.78 Switzerland: 2.44 World: 4.69 1961 Ireland: 3.78 Switzerland: 2.52 World: 4.56 1962 Ireland: 3.92 Switzerland: 2.58 World: 5.02 1963 Ireland: 4.01 Switzerland: 2.65 World: 5.31 1964 Ireland: 4.07 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 5.13 1965 Ireland: 4.04 Switzerland: 2.59 World: 5.08 1966 Ireland: 3.94 Switzerland: 2.5 World: 4.97 1967 Ireland: 3.84 Switzerland: 2.39 World: 4.87 1968 Ireland: 3.77 Switzerland: 2.29 World: 4.98 1969 Ireland: 3.83 Switzerland: 2.19 World: 4.88 1970 Ireland: 3.85 Switzerland: 2.1 World: 4.84 1971 Ireland: 3.93 Switzerland: 2.04 World: 4.69 1972 Ireland: 3.84 Switzerland: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Ireland: 3.71 Switzerland: 1.81 World: 4.42 1974 Ireland: 3.59 Switzerland: 1.73 World: 4.26 1975 Ireland: 3.37 Switzerland: 1.61 World: 4.07 1976 Ireland: 3.29 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.97 1977 Ireland: 3.24 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.84 1978 Ireland: 3.21 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 3.77 1979 Ireland: 3.21 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.76 1980 Ireland: 3.21 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.73 1981 Ireland: 3.05 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.71 1982 Ireland: 2.94 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.72 1983 Ireland: 2.74 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.59 1984 Ireland: 2.58 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.57 1985 Ireland: 2.48 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.53 1986 Ireland: 2.44 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.51 1987 Ireland: 2.32 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.48 1988 Ireland: 2.17 Switzerland: 1.57 World: 3.39 1989 Ireland: 2.08 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.35 1990 Ireland: 2.11 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.31 1991 Ireland: 2.08 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.13 1992 Ireland: 1.99 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.04 1993 Ireland: 1.9 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 2.97 1994 Ireland: 1.85 Switzerland: 1.49 World: 2.92 1995 Ireland: 1.84 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.87 1996 Ireland: 1.88 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.82 1997 Ireland: 1.93 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.78 1998 Ireland: 1.94 Switzerland: 1.47 World: 2.75 1999 Ireland: 1.9 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.72 2000 Ireland: 1.89 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.73 2001 Ireland: 1.94 Switzerland: 1.38 World: 2.69 2002 Ireland: 1.97 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.66 2003 Ireland: 1.96 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.64 2004 Ireland: 1.93 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.63 2005 Ireland: 1.86 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.61 2006 Ireland: 1.91 Switzerland: 1.44 World: 2.61 2007 Ireland: 2.01 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.6 2008 Ireland: 2.06 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.6 2009 Ireland: 2.06 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.59 2010 Ireland: 2.05 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.57 2011 Ireland: 2.03 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.55 2012 Ireland: 1.98 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.56 2013 Ireland: 1.93 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.53 2014 Ireland: 1.89 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.52 2015 Ireland: 1.85 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2016 Ireland: 1.81 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2017 Ireland: 1.76 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.46 2018 Ireland: 1.74 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.39 2019 Ireland: 1.69 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.35 2020 Ireland: 1.6 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.28 2021 Ireland: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.25 2022 Ireland: 1.51 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.22 2023 Ireland: 1.5 Switzerland: 1.33 World: 2.2 2024 Ireland: 1.47 Switzerland: 1.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Ireland Switzerland World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Ireland: 15.77 Switzerland: 1.82 World: 5.12 1992 Ireland: 15.02 Switzerland: 2.34 World: 5.28 1993 Ireland: 15.57 Switzerland: 3.55 World: 5.54 1994 Ireland: 14.54 Switzerland: 3.58 World: 5.79 1995 Ireland: 11.97 Switzerland: 3.09 World: 5.92 1996 Ireland: 11.69 Switzerland: 3.68 World: 5.98 1997 Ireland: 10.19 Switzerland: 4.13 World: 6.01 1998 Ireland: 7.7 Switzerland: 3.57 World: 6.16 1999 Ireland: 5.8 Switzerland: 3.05 World: 6.28 2000 Ireland: 4.32 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 6.11 2001 Ireland: 3.68 Switzerland: 2.49 World: 6.19 2002 Ireland: 4.22 Switzerland: 2.92 World: 6.41 2003 Ireland: 4.48 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 6.48 2004 Ireland: 4.49 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 6.33 2005 Ireland: 4.24 Switzerland: 4.44 World: 6.22 2006 Ireland: 4.36 Switzerland: 4 World: 5.97 2007 Ireland: 4.98 Switzerland: 3.64 World: 5.77 2008 Ireland: 6.77 Switzerland: 3.35 World: 5.82 2009 Ireland: 12.61 Switzerland: 4.11 World: 6.41 2010 Ireland: 14.53 Switzerland: 4.81 World: 6.28 2011 Ireland: 15.35 Switzerland: 4.41 World: 6.15 2012 Ireland: 15.45 Switzerland: 4.49 World: 6.15 2013 Ireland: 13.74 Switzerland: 4.75 World: 6.1 2014 Ireland: 11.86 Switzerland: 4.83 World: 5.96 2015 Ireland: 9.91 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 6 2016 Ireland: 8.37 Switzerland: 4.92 World: 5.97 2017 Ireland: 6.71 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 5.9 2018 Ireland: 5.74 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 5.76 2019 Ireland: 4.95 Switzerland: 4.39 World: 5.59 2020 Ireland: 5.62 Switzerland: 4.82 World: 6.59 2021 Ireland: 6.36 Switzerland: 5.01 World: 6.05 2022 Ireland: 4.47 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 5.23 2023 Ireland: 4.24 Switzerland: 4.04 World: 4.85 2024 Ireland: 4.3 Switzerland: 4.34 World: 4.81 2025 Ireland: 4.63 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Ireland Switzerland World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1970 Ireland: 6.99 Switzerland: 6.69 World: 4.14 1971 Ireland: 7.73 Switzerland: 6.97 World: 4.04 1972 Ireland: 7.5 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.16 1973 Ireland: 7.24 Switzerland: 7.55 World: 4.32 1974 Ireland: 7.7 Switzerland: 6.77 World: 4.23 1975 Ireland: 7.12 Switzerland: 6.4 World: 4.14 1976 Ireland: 7.19 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.31 1977 Ireland: 7.58 Switzerland: 6.79 World: 4.36 1978 Ireland: 7.41 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.42 1979 Ireland: 8.6 Switzerland: 6.76 World: 4.46 1980 Ireland: 8.17 Switzerland: 6.85 World: 4.33 1981 Ireland: 8.01 Switzerland: 6.44 World: 4.18 1982 Ireland: 7.85 Switzerland: 6.06 World: 4.05 1983 Ireland: 7.68 Switzerland: 6.67 World: 4.01 1984 Ireland: 7.64 Switzerland: 6.57 World: 4.07 1985 Ireland: 8.08 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.05 1986 Ireland: 8.35 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.04 1987 Ireland: 8.79 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.1 1988 Ireland: 8.58 Switzerland: 6.64 World: 4.16 1989 Ireland: 8.91 Switzerland: 6.56 World: 4.16 1990 Ireland: 9.2 Switzerland: 6.66 World: 4.15 1991 Ireland: 9.3 Switzerland: 6.92 World: 4.1 1992 Ireland: 9.21 Switzerland: 6.84 World: 4.01 1993 Ireland: 9.23 Switzerland: 6.45 World: 3.97 1994 Ireland: 9.53 Switzerland: 6.26 World: 3.94 1995 Ireland: 9.64 Switzerland: 6.33 World: 3.99 1996 Ireland: 9.93 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 4.01 1997 Ireland: 10.17 Switzerland: 6.18 World: 4.02 1998 Ireland: 10.72 Switzerland: 6.37 World: 3.98 1999 Ireland: 10.98 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 3.95 2000 Ireland: 11.52 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.01 2001 Ireland: 11.91 Switzerland: 6.39 World: 4.01 2002 Ireland: 11.44 Switzerland: 6.12 World: 4.02 2003 Ireland: 11.13 Switzerland: 6.25 World: 4.15 2004 Ireland: 11.05 Switzerland: 6.28 World: 4.28 2005 Ireland: 11.32 Switzerland: 6.32 World: 4.39 2006 Ireland: 11.16 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.48 2007 Ireland: 10.67 Switzerland: 5.91 World: 4.59 2008 Ireland: 10.31 Switzerland: 6.01 World: 4.56 2009 Ireland: 9.08 Switzerland: 5.76 World: 4.45 2010 Ireland: 8.97 Switzerland: 5.92 World: 4.67 2011 Ireland: 8.11 Switzerland: 5.34 World: 4.76 2012 Ireland: 8.18 Switzerland: 5.45 World: 4.77 2013 Ireland: 7.86 Switzerland: 5.51 World: 4.81 2014 Ireland: 7.76 Switzerland: 4.99 World: 4.78 2015 Ireland: 8.01 Switzerland: 4.86 World: 4.7 2016 Ireland: 8.3 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.65 2017 Ireland: 7.93 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 4.67 2018 Ireland: 7.76 Switzerland: 4.52 World: 4.73 2019 Ireland: 7.31 Switzerland: 4.48 World: 4.7 2020 Ireland: 6.8 Switzerland: 4.16 World: 4.47 2021 Ireland: 7.12 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 4.68 2022 Ireland: 6.85 Switzerland: 3.93 World: 4.67 2023 Ireland: 6.19 Switzerland: 3.79 World: 4.68 2024 Ireland: 6.04 Switzerland: 3.75 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Ireland Switzerland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Ireland: 41.61 Switzerland: 70.1 World: 15.6 2006 Ireland: 54.82 Switzerland: 75.7 World: 17.2 2007 Ireland: 61.16 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 20.2 2008 Ireland: 65.34 Switzerland: 79.2 World: 22.8 2009 Ireland: 67.38 Switzerland: 81.3 World: 25.3 2010 Ireland: 69.85 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 28.4 2011 Ireland: 74.89 Switzerland: 85.19 World: 30.9 2012 Ireland: 76.92 Switzerland: 85.2 World: 33.3 2013 Ireland: 78.25 Switzerland: 86.34 World: 35.3 2014 Ireland: 83.49 Switzerland: 83.62 World: 37.4 2015 Ireland: 83.49 Switzerland: 87.48 World: 39.9 2016 Ireland: 83.5 Switzerland: 89.13 World: 43.6 2017 Ireland: 84.11 Switzerland: 89.69 World: 46.3 2018 Ireland: 87 Switzerland: 91.8 World: 49.4 2019 Ireland: 87 Switzerland: 93.15 World: 53.9 2020 Ireland: 92 Switzerland: 94.35 World: 60.1 2021 Ireland: 93.51 Switzerland: 95.57 World: 63.8 2022 Ireland: 95.04 Switzerland: 96.45 World: 67 2023 Ireland: 96.87 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 69.2 2024 Ireland: 97.19 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Population 5.5 mn 2025
121st of 215		 9.1 mn 2025
98th of 215
Population density 77.1 /km² 2023
125th of 214		 225.0 /km² 2023
59th of 214
Population growth 1.63 % 2025
64th of 215		 0.96 % 2025
102nd of 215
Life expectancy 83.0 years 2024
22nd of 215		 84.4 years 2024
5th of 215
Fertility rate 1.47 2024
158th of 215		 1.29 2024
189th of 215
Birth rate 10.0 ‰ 2024
156th of 215		 8.7 ‰ 2024
175th of 215
Infant mortality 3.4 ‰ 2024
33rd of 196		 3.4 ‰ 2024
31st of 196
Urban population 64.6 % 2025
107th of 215		 85.7 % 2025
44th of 215
Aged 65+ 16.2 % 2025
59th of 215		 20.4 % 2025
34th of 215
Living in cities 29.3 % 2025
141st of 215		 32.5 % 2025
130th of 215
Living in towns 26.5 % 2025
140th of 215		 44.6 % 2025
48th of 215
Living in rural areas 44.3 % 2025
35th of 215		 22.9 % 2025
125th of 215

Human development

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Human Development Index 0.949 2023
11th of 193		 0.970 2023
2nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.886 2023
9th of 169		 0.894 2023
4th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.752 2023
30th of 156		 0.732 2023
43rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.054 2023
19th of 172		 0.010 2023
4th of 172

Economy

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
GDP 721.7 bn US$ 2025
23rd of 186		 1 tn US$ 2025
20th of 186
GDP per capita 131,592 US$ 2025
2nd of 186		 114,769 US$ 2025
3rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 155,089 int. $ 2025
3rd of 185		 102,513 int. $ 2025
7th of 185
GNI per capita 87,360 US$ 2025
6th of 182		 110,330 US$ 2025
1st of 182
GDP growth 12.3 % 2025
3rd of 186		 1.3 % 2025
150th of 186
Inflation 2.2 % 2025
104th of 165		 0.2 % 2025
150th of 165
Trade 240.0 % 2025
4th of 138		 147.2 % 2025
17th of 138
Exports 140.1 % 2025
4th of 138		 78.1 % 2025
15th of 138
FDI inflows 0.8 % 2024
145th of 192		 -1.2 % 2025
190th of 192
Manufacturing 33.9 % 2025
2nd of 132		 18.9 % 2025
22nd of 132
Agriculture 1.1 % 2025
146th of 158		 0.6 % 2025
150th of 158
Tax revenue 17.9 % 2024
46th of 89		 9.5 % 2024
81st of 89
Military spending 0.2 % 2024
145th of 147		 0.7 % 2024
126th of 147
Government debt - 22.3 % 2024
5th of 56

Labour

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Unemployment 4.6 % 2025
78th of 181		 4.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Youth unemployment 10.5 % 2025
78th of 181		 9.0 % 2025
60th of 181
Women in the labour force 59.8 % 2025
50th of 181		 62.2 % 2025
34th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 3.9 % 2025
136th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
151st of 181
Weekly hours worked 30.5 h 2025
169th of 181		 34.6 h 2025
138th of 181
Youth NEET rate 5.8 % 2025
10th of 181		 7.8 % 2025
21st of 181
Labour income share 33.7 % 2023 70.2 % 2023
Output per hour 164.7 $ 2025
1st of 181		 85.8 $ 2025
10th of 181

Health

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Health spending 6.9 % 2024
93rd of 192		 11.7 % 2023
10th of 192
Health spending per person 7,395 US$ 2024
9th of 191		 11,784 US$ 2023
2nd of 191
Physicians 3.88 /1,000 2023
42nd of 125		 4.48 /1,000 2022
15th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.9 ‰ 2024
31st of 196		 3.9 ‰ 2024
30th of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
17th of 194		 5 /100k 2023
23rd of 194
Tobacco use 18.2 % 2024
80th of 166		 23.1 % 2024
107th of 166
Safe drinking water 96.1 % 2024
48th of 147		 96.7 % 2024
44th of 147

Food

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Calories per person 3,921 kcal 2023
3rd of 155		 3,402 kcal 2023
31st of 155
Protein supply 137.6 g 2022
2nd of 174		 103.0 g 2022
63rd of 174
Animal protein supply 96.0 g 2022
2nd of 174		 65.2 g 2022
41st of 174
Fat supply 156.8 g 2022
13th of 174		 163.6 g 2022
5th of 174
Food insecurity 6.2 % 2024
19th of 134		 2.6 % 2024
5th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.1 % 2024
44th of 124		 1.5 % 2024
20th of 124
Cereal import dependency 65.8 % 2022
55th of 160		 64.6 % 2022
58th of 160

Education

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Secondary enrolment 130.6 % 2022 101.4 % 2024
32nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 77.6 % 2022 73.5 % 2024
39th of 128
Education spending 2.9 % 2021 4.9 % 2022
Expected schooling 19.2 yrs 2023
7th of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
32nd of 195
Mean schooling 11.7 yrs 2023
47th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
2nd of 193

Society

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Income inequality 29.0 2023
24th of 93		 33.8 2022
35th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2023
13th of 93		 0.2 % 2022
3rd of 93
Internet use 97.2 % 2024
16th of 182		 97.3 % 2025
15th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 112.6 /100 2024
94th of 151		 129.5 /100 2024
49th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
47th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
21st of 213
Women in parliament 25.3 % 2025
97th of 184		 39.0 % 2025
35th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Refugees hosted 137,869 2025
44th of 177		 208,287 2025
33rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 26.0 ‰ 2025
16th of 177		 23.2 ‰ 2025
20th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 33,728 2025
29th of 177		 17,039 2025
45th of 177
Refugees from the country 69 2025
159th of 199		 6 2025
186th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
159th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
190th of 199

Governance

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Control of corruption 79.7 /100 2024
17th of 207		 88.5 /100 2024
4th of 207
Government effectiveness 82.7 /100 2024
17th of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
7th of 205
Rule of law 84.4 /100 2024
13th of 207		 87.3 /100 2024
4th of 207
Regulatory quality 83.2 /100 2024
6th of 205		 82.8 /100 2024
7th of 205
Voice and accountability 85.5 /100 2024
9th of 205		 85.6 /100 2024
8th of 205
Political stability 78.0 /100 2024
58th of 207		 82.6 /100 2024
38th of 207

Environment

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
CO₂ per capita 6.04 t 2024
163rd of 202		 3.75 t 2024
127th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 33.3 Mt 2024
68th of 204		 32.1 Mt 2024
72nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.09 % 2024
68th of 204		 0.08 % 2024
72nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.4 Gt 2024
63rd of 204		 3.2 Gt 2024
54th of 204
GHG per capita 11.06 t 2024
176th of 202		 4.77 t 2024
111th of 202
Renewable energy 12.7 % 2021
131st of 211		 27.7 % 2021
85th of 211
Forest area 11.5 % 2023
156th of 212		 32.4 % 2023
105th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 7.5 µg/m³ 2023
29th of 200		 8.3 µg/m³ 2023
33rd of 200
Water stress 8.1 % 2022
79th of 176		 6.5 % 2022
69th of 176
Land area 68,890 km² 2023
120th of 214		 39,510 km² 2023
132nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Ireland Switzerland
Renewable electricity 47.7 % 2025
70th of 190		 67.8 % 2025
47th of 190
Wind and solar 42.3 % 2025
10th of 190		 12.4 % 2025
88th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
91st of 180		 29.9 % 2025
10th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 47.7 % 2025
80th of 190		 97.7 % 2025
12th of 190
Fossil electricity 52.3 % 2025
80th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
12th of 190
Coal power 1.5 % 2025
121st of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 263 g/kWh 2025
60th of 190		 39 g/kWh 2025
10th of 190
Electricity per capita 7.05 MWh 2025
34th of 191		 7.26 MWh 2025
31st of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.